Macrae in The American Lawyer: Where Sponsor Relationships Really Sit
Rose Corbett and Melinda Wallman have written for The American Lawyer on one of the most debated questions in private funds lateral hiring: where do sponsor relationships really sit - with the funds team or the M&A team - and what does that mean for how firms should be approaching hires in this space?
The piece draws on five years of Macrae+ data tracking partner movement across New York and London, and explores why the answer is more nuanced, and more dependent on individual circumstances, than conventional wisdom typically allows. Rose and Melinda look at the role of panel dynamics, the growing complexity of in-house legal teams at large sponsors, and why the receiving platform matters just as much as the relationships a lateral candidate brings with them.
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This piece follows Macrae's recently published Legalscape report on private funds and PE M&A partner hiring across New York and London.